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◆ SOUTH DAKOTA HAIL HISTORY
South Dakota hail map & storm history
South Dakota has recorded 544 hail days in the past 5 years, with hail up to 6.00″ (Softball). Most recent: Oct 28, 2026. Browse 275 cities with hail reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
544Hail days in the past 5 years
4.50″Largest ground report · Cactus Flats, Jun 29, 2025
6.00″Largest radar-estimated hail
275Cities with hail reports
Largest NWS / NCEI hail reports across South Dakota. Dot size and color show hail size.
Recent hail days in South Dakota
| Date | Peak hail | Radar estimate | NWS reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0.75″ | 0.75″ | — |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 1.00″ | 1.00″ | — |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 2.25″ | 2.25″ | — |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 2.00″ | 2.00″ | — |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 2.00″ | 2.00″ | — |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 2.25″ | 2.25″ | — |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 3.25″ | 3.25″ | — |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 1.00″ | 1.00″ | — |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.75″ | 0.75″ | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 0.75″ | 0.75″ | — |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 1.00″ | 1.00″ | — |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.75″ | 1.75″ | — |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 1.75″ | 1.75″ | — |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 2.25″ | 2.25″ | — |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.25″ | 2.25″ | — |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.75″ | 2.75″ | — |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 1.50″ | 1.50″ | — |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 4.00″ | 4.00″ | — |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 4.00″ | 4.00″ | — |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1.25″ | 1.25″ | — |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 3.50″ | 3.50″ | — |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.75″ | 1.75″ | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 1.00″ | 1.00″ | — |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 3.25″ | 3.25″ | — |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 3.00″ | 3.00″ | — |
Most hail-hit cities
Rapid City (18), Oglala (8), Hot Springs (7), Okreek (7), Redig (7), Spearfish (7), Bowdle (6), South Sioux Falls (6), St Francis (6), Tea (6), (2Wx)Buffalo (5), (Cut)Custer Co Arpt (5)
Hail history for every South Dakota city (275)
(2Wx)Buffalo(Aty)Watertown Arpt(Cut)Custer Co Arpt(Hon)Huron Arpt(Ien)Pine Ridge Arpt(Pir)Pierre Arpt(Ykn)Chan Gurney ArpAberdeenAlexandriaAmherstAngostura ReservoirApplebyArdmoreArgyleArlingtonArtasArtesianAuroraAurora CenterBateslandBeebeBelle FourcheBelle Fourche AirportBelle Fourche ReservoirBelvidereBeresfordBig SpgsBig Stone CityBlack HawkBloomfieldBluntBowdleBrandonBridgewaterBristolBrittonBroadlandBruceBuffaloBurkeCactus FlatsCamp CrookCanistotaCanovaCastlewoodCavourCedar ButteCenter PtChamberlain ArptChancellorChelseaCheyenne CrossingClarkClear Lake Muni ArptClearfieldCoronaCorsonCreightonCresbardCusterCuster Co ArptDanforthDanteDavisDe GreyDe SmetDeerfieldDelmontDraperEast Sioux FallsEdenEdgemontElk PtEllisEllsworth AfbEsmondEureka Muni ArptFairburnFarmerFaulktonFlandreauFreemanFt PierreGalenaGann VlyGaryGettysburgGlencrossGreenwoodGregoryGregory ArptGrenvilleGretnaGrotonGroverHamillHarrisburgHarroldHartfordHayesHayes AirstripHaytiHazelHerefordHermosaHerrickHighmore ArptHill CityHillsideHillsviewHolabirdHolmquistHot SpringsHot Springs Municipal AirportHovenHowardHudsonHumboldtHurleyIdealInteriorIonaIreneIroquoisJamesvilleJavaJunction CityKadokaKaylorKennebecKeyapahaLadnerLake Preston ArptLaneLanglakeLeadLebanonLeolaLestervilleLodgepoleLong LakeLower BruleLowryLoyaltonLucasLudlowLymanLyonvilleMandersonMarionMartyMayfieldMc IntoshMecklingMedaryMelletteMennoMidwayMilbankMilesvilleMissionMission HillMorristownMt RushmoreMud ButteMurdoMysticNapaNemoNew EffingtonNew UnderwoodNewarkNewellNislandNorthvilleOacomaOelrichsOglalaOkatonOkreekOlivetOneill PassOrdwayOrtonOsceolaParadeParkerParmeleePiedmontPierpontPierrePine RidgePlankintonPlatte Muni ArptPrairie CityPreshoPromisePumpkin CenterRalphRapid CityRauvilleRed ElmRed ShirtRedfieldRedigRee HgtsReliance ArptRevaRockervilleRockyfordRoscoeRosebudRosholtRoslynRoswellScotlandSelbyShadehillShelbySheridan LakeShindlerSilver CitySioux FallsSioux Falls JctSouth Sioux FallsSpearfishSpearfish ArptSpring Creek ColonySt FrancisSt OngeStephanStone BridgeSturgis Muni ArptSwettTeaThomasTimber LakeTrippTulareTwin BrooksTyndallUnion CenterUnityvilleUstaUticaValeValley SpgsVan MetreVaylandVermillionVetalVictorVilasVivianWagner ArptWakondaWatertownWessingtonWessington SpgsWestervilleWestportWetonkaWhite RiverWhitehorseWillow LakeWind CaveWinner ArptWinshipWittenWolf CreekWoonsocketWorthingWounded KneeYaleYankton
Data window: NOAA MRMS radar hail swaths Oct 2021 – Nov 2026; NWS / NCEI Storm Events reports Nov 2024 – Jul 2026; CoCoRaHS volunteer reports Oct 2021 – present. Radar hail sizes are NOAA MRMS Maximum Estimated Size of Hail (MESH) and are estimates, not ground truth.